ItappearedthatonthedaythatAbd-el-KaderhadorderedKabbaRegatodisarmthepeopleofSuleimanuponhisfirstarrivalatMasindi，theyoungkinghadcertainlyorderedtheirdisarmament，buthehadhimselfretainedtheirarmsandammunition，inadditiontoagoatskinbagwithabout300roundsofball-cartridge。Thishadneverbeenreportedtome。
Themendaciousyoungkinghadtheaudacitytodenythis，infaceofseveralwitnesses；andhewouldatoncehaveretiredfromthedivanandprobablyIshouldneverhaveseenhimagainhadInotinsisteduponhisremaininguntiltheaffairhadbeenthoroughlyexplained。
ItwasthendiscoveredthathehadreturnedallthemusketstoAbd-el-Kader，exceptfive；whichwerenotforthcoming。
Irequestedhiminfuturetoadheremorestrictlytothetruth；asitwasadisgraceforamaninhispositiontotellafalsehood，whichwouldrenderitimpossibleformetoplaceimplicitconfidenceinhim；
atthesametimeIinsistedupontheimmediatereturnoftheguns，togetherwiththecartouche-beltsandammunition。
Theyoungkingretiredingreatconfusionandstilledanger，withapromisethateverythingshouldberestored！
Intheafternoonhesentfivewretchedoldmusketsthathadbeeninjuredinthestocks，andrepairedwiththerawhideofcrocodiles。Thesehadneverbelongedtotheirregulars；buthehadkepttheirgoodguns，andhopedtoexchangethesewretchedweapons，whichhadbeengivensomeyearsagotoKamrasibythevakeel，Ibrahim。
IspokeverystronglytoKittakara，hisfavouriteminister；andexplainedtohimthefollyanddiscreditofsuchconduct。
Kittakarareplied：”IsnotKabbaRegayourson?Doyoubegrudgehimafewgoodgunsandammunitiontakenfromyourlateenemies，theslave-hunters?”
ItwasinvainthatIendeavouredtoexplainthatthesepeopleweresubjectsoftheKhedive，andhadnowreceivedforgiveness：therefore，astheywereengagedasirregularstheymustreceivetheirarms。Kittakarasimplyreplied：”Doyoubelieveinthesepeople?Doyouthinkthat，becausetheyhavenowenlistedthroughfear，theywilleverchangetheirnatures?”
Iaskedhim”ifsoapwouldwashtheblackspotsfromaleopard’sskin?”
butIexplainedthatIcouldstriptheskinatonceofftheleopard，andshouldquicklychangetheirnatures。
Dayafterdaypassed，andtheammunitionwasonlyreturnedindriblets，afterconstantandmosturgentdemands。
On21stMayIsentwordtoKabbaRegawhohaddeclinedtoappearinpublicorprivatethatifhepersistedinthisdeceptionIshouldmyselfbecompelledtoreturntoFatiko，asitwouldbeimpossibleformetoholdcommunicationswithanypersoninwhomIcouldplacenoconfidence。
IntheeventofmydeparturefromUnyoroheknewtheconsequences。HewouldberidiculedbyRionga，whowouldjointheslave-huntersandattackhimshouldIwithdrawmyprotection。OnthesouthhewouldbeinvadedbyM’tese，whowouldimaginethatKabbaRegahadpreventedmefromvisitinghim；thushiscountrywouldbeutterlyruined。
Thechiefs，Neka，Kittakara，andMatonse，towhomIspoke，appearedthoroughlytocomprehendtheposition。
Duringthedaythefivemissinggunswerereturned，togetherwiththegoatskinbagchorab，containingmuchofthemissingammunition——someofwhichhadbeenabstracted。
On23rdMayIsentoffthepartytoFatiko，togetherwiththepost——includingletterstoEgypt，Khartoum，andEngland，tobeforwardedbyfirstopportunity。TheseneverarrivedinEngland。
IwrotetoWat-el-Mektoofferhimthecommandofanirregularcorpsof400men，whichhewastoraiseimmediatelyfromthosecompaniesthatwerenowthrownoutofemploymentbytheterminationofthecontractwithAgad&Co。
IsentwritteninstructionstoMajorAbdullahtoarrestAbouSaood，andtoliberatealltheUnyoroslavesinthepossessionofhispeople。HewasthentoforwardAbouSaood，togetherwithSuleiman，asprisoners，tothecareofRaoufBeyatGondokoro；andtomarchhimselfwithhisdetachmentandalleffects，togetherwiththeliberatedslaves，toFoweera。
ThreehundrednativesaccompaniedmypartyfromUnyorototransportthebaggageofMajorAbdullah。
IhadnotseenKabbaRegasincethedaywhenhehadliedconcerningthepossessionofthemusketsandammunition。WhetherfromshameorangerI
couldnottell，buthedeclinedtoappear。
Thepartystartedwiththepost，thusreducingmyforcebythedepartureofthirty-sixmen，includingelevenregularsandtwenty-fiveofthenewirregularlevy。
Iwasnowleftwithonehundredregulars，foursailors，andfourarmedBaris。
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Forsometimepastthenativeshadcommencedabrisktradewithivoryinexchangeforallkindsoftrifles，whichleftaminimumprofitforthegovernmentof1500percent。Afewbeads，togetherwiththreeorfourgaudy-colouredcottonhandkerchiefs，azincmirror，andafourpennybutcher’sknife，wouldpurchaseatuskworthtwentyorthirtypounds。I
calculatedalltheexpensesoftransportfromEngland，togetherwithinterestoncapital。Insomecaseswepurchasedivoryat2，000percent。
profit，andbothsellersandbuyersfeltperfectlycontented。
IamnotsurewhetherthisisconsideredadecentreturnforaninvestmentofcapitalamongthedescendantsofIsrael；butIamconvincedthatattheconclusionofapurchaseinUnyoroeachpartytothebargainthoughtthathehadthebestofit。Thiswastheperfectionofbusiness。
Herewasfreetradethoroughlyestablished：thefuturewastingedwithagoldenhue。Ivorywouldbealmostinexhaustible，asitwouldflowfrombotheastandwesttothemarketwheresuchluxuriesastwopennymirrors，fourpennyknives，handkerchiefs，ear-ringsatapennyapair，fingersignet-ringsatashillingadozen，couldbeobtainedforsuchcomparativelyuselesslumberaselephants’tusks。
Manchestergoodswouldquicklysupersedethebark-cloths，whichwerewornoutinamonth，and，inafewyears，everynativeofUnyorowouldbeabletoappearindurableEuropeanclothes。Everymanwouldbeabletoprovidehimselfwithacomfortableblanketforthechillynights，andanimportanttradewouldbeopenedthatwouldtendtothedevelopmentofthecountry，andbethefirststeptowardsafuturecivilization。
Unfortunatelyforthisgoldenvision，theyoungking，KabbaRega，consideredthathehadarighttobenefithimselfexclusively，bymonopolizingthetradewiththegovernment。Hethereforegaveorderstohispeoplethatallivoryshouldbebroughttohim；andhestrictlyprohibited，onpainofdeath，thefreetradethatIhadendeavouredtoestablish。
Thetusksceasedtoarrive；or，ifanyindividualwassufficientlyaudacioustoruntheriskofdetection，hesentwordbeforehand，byMonsoorwhowasknowntobeconfidential，thathewouldbringatuskforsaleduringthedarknessofnight。
Thiswasatroublesomeaffair。Annexationisalwaysadifficultquestionofabsoluteright，but，asItrustmyreaderswillacknowledge，Ihaddoneallthatlayinmypowerfortherealbenefitofthecountry。Ihadtomakeallowancefortheyoungking，whonowhadbecomeavassal，andI
determinedtoobservetheextremeofmoderation。
Itwasgenerallyacknowledgedthattheconductofthetroopswasmostexemplary。Notheftshadbeenallowed，noreventhosetriflingannexationsofpropertywhicharedistinguishedfromstealingbytheinnocentnameof”cribbing。”Notagardenhadbeendisturbed；thetemptingtobaccoplantationshadbeenrigidlyrespected，andthenativescouldonlyregardmytroopsastheperfectionofpolice。TheywerealmostasgoodasLondonpolice——therewerenoareastothehouses，neitherinsinuatingcooksorhousemaids，norevennursemaidswithbabiesinperambulators，todistracttheirattentionfromtheirmunicipalduties。
Amongmytroopstherewasanexcellentyoungman，namedRamadan，whowastheclerkofthedetachment。Thisintelligentyoungfellowwasageneralfavouriteamongourownmen，andalsoamongthenatives。Hehadagreataptitudeforlanguages，andhequicklymasteredsufficientoftheUnyorotomakehimselfunderstood。
IarrangedthatRamadanshouldbecometheschoolmaster，asitwouldbeuselesstoestablishcommerceasacivilizingmediumwithoutinsomewaycommencingasystemofeducation。
Ramadanwasproudattheideaofbeingselectedforthisappointment。
TherewasasonofKittakara’s，ofaboutnineyearsold，namedCherri-Merri。Thisnicelittleboyhadpaidusmanyvisits，andhadbecomeagreatfavouriteofmywife’s。Heusuallyarrivedafterbreakfast，andwasgenerallytobefoundsittingonamatatherfeet，playingwithsomeEuropeantoysthatwerehisgreatdelight，andgaininginstructionbyconversationthroughtheinterpreter。
AlthoughCherri-Merriwasagoodboy，hepossessedthepurelycommercialinstinctofUnyoro。Heseldomarrivedwithoutaslaveattendant，whocarriedonhisheadapackageofsomethingthatwastobeSOLD。
Hewastoldthatitwasbadtastetobringarticlesforsaletopeoplewhohadshownhimkindness，atthesametimenopresentswouldbereceived。Thelittletraderquicklyrelievedhimselfofthisdifficultybymarchingoffwithhisslaveandpackagetothesoldiers’camp，whereheexchangedhisflourortobaccoformetalbuttons，whichtheycutofftheiruniforms；orforbeads，orothertrifleswhichtheypossessed。
Cherri-Merriwasageneralfavourite，andhewastoformthenucleusforthecommencementofaschool。
Thestationwasnowinperfectorder。Altogether，includingthesoldiers’gardens，aboutthreeacreshadbeenclearedandplanted。
Everythingwaswellaboveground，andwasgrowingwiththatrapiditywhichcanonlybeunderstoodbythosewhohavewitnessedthevegetationofthetropicsontherichestsoil。
Englishcucumbers，varietiesofmelons，pumpkins，tomatoes，Egyptianradishes，onions，Egyptiancotton，&c。，wereallflourishing。Alsoasmallquantityofwheat。
Everycottagewassurroundedbyagarden；theboyshadformedpartnerships，and，havingbeenprovidedwithseeds，theyhadbedsofpumpkinsalreadynearlyafootabovetheground。
Thegirlsandwomen-servantswereasusualextremelyindustrious；theyalsohadformedlittlecompanies，andthemeritsoftherivalgardenswereoftenwarmlydiscussed。
Threeacresofland，thuscarefullycultivated，madeaverycivilizedappearance。Thecucumberplantshadgrownwonderfully，andhadalreadyformedfruit。Notaleafwaswitheredorattackedbyinsects，andboththesoilandclimateofMasindiwereperfectionforagriculturalexperiments。Thethermometergenerallystoodat62degreesFatsixa。m。，andat78degreesFatnoon。Theairwasalwaysfreshandinvigorating，asthealtitudeabovethesea-levelwasnearly4，000feet。
Anindustriouspopulationwouldhavemadeaparadiseofthiscountry，buttheUnyoropeoplearethelaziestthatIhaveeverseen。Thedayswerepassedeitherinsleep，orbytheassemblyoflargecrowdsofidlers，whostoodattheentranceofthebroad，gravelledapproach，andsimplywatchedourproceedings。